|
Post by ash on Jun 29, 2017 11:36:52 GMT -7
I am supposed to jam at a friends house to go over some material for an upcoming show.
It's really funny because he calls his music room his dojo! The thing that is funny is that it resembles a saloon far more than it does a dojo. I know why he wants to rehearse there. At my place smoking happens out side and booze, food, etc doesn't enter my studio. I say so what. Play a couple tunes, go out and have a smoke and a beer if that's what you want to do. But he wants to rehearse at his house because for him it's all about the party. For myself, it's more about the music. Whatever, to each his own.
Here's my real issue, I'm hesitant to bring my super awesome very swank and expensive Z-lux into that cesspool. Okay, I admit, I'm being a little uptight but the idea of my amp smelling like stale cigarettes and beer kind of bugs me.
The thing is, amps are utilitarian. They may be works of art in and of themselves but they are like cars, made to be driven. Even if it means being depreciated. I probably just need to get over it. Either that or buy something less boutique for situations like this.
|
|
|
Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 29, 2017 12:45:25 GMT -7
I can dig it. I smoked 3 packs a day, 30 years. Everything I owned stunk like crazy, but that was kind of expected back then. For the first few years after I quit, it didn't bother me. Now, almost 20 years later and having survived throat/tongue cancer I really can't stand the whiff of smoke. I can't believe how sensitive I am to it but that's just the way it is for me now. So if I take my stuff to a smoking environment I know I'd smell it for days but the worst thing is that I cannot even be around cigarettes now. I get sick. I wish it were different but now what used to be something I loved is now something I can't be exposed to! For me, I wouldn't take myself much less my expensive gear into smoke. I wish it were different but that's life. I guess if it were me I'd just get an amp for that environment and air it out after...
|
|
|
Post by 2Cents on Jun 29, 2017 14:49:14 GMT -7
Get over what; your reservations are just as valid as anyone else’s. Some compromises just ain’t worth it. Friends come and go. Sometimes it’s your choice, sometimes it’s their choice, and other times providence does the deciding.
Find a new friend, buy a new amp, or sacrifice your standards, and your treasured gear, for social convention: Tough decisions eh?
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin' this, Doc? Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend. Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends. Doc Holliday: I don't.
|
|
|
Post by Rockerfeller on Jun 29, 2017 15:49:49 GMT -7
If you have another amp that you don't mind bringing that you feel great playing, bring it. Otherwise, as long as he isn't spilling his beer all over the amp, don't sweat it.
|
|
|
Post by ash on Jun 30, 2017 2:40:59 GMT -7
I think I just need to grin and bear it. I remember the first scar I got on my Strat. I was bummed. Now, years later, the thing is covered in scars. That first one was tough.
|
|
|
Post by Maddog on Jun 30, 2017 4:53:22 GMT -7
We had a great guy audition for our band. He was also a great musician but an addicted smoker. He had to take smoke breaks (outside) during practice and afterwards my jam Shack smelled like him for a day or two. I decided to forgo bringing him into our band and continue our search. I'm embarrassed to admit I let that get in the way of making our band better, but I think it probably would have become a problem sooner or later.
|
|
|
Post by 2Cents on Jun 30, 2017 7:28:21 GMT -7
I think I just need to grin and bear it. I remember the first scar I got on my Strat. I was bummed. Now, years later, the thing is covered in scars. That first one was tough. I know your pain.
|
|
|
Post by Stephen on Jun 30, 2017 9:35:30 GMT -7
We had a great guy audition for our band. He was also a great musician but an addicted smoker. He had to take smoke breaks (outside) during practice and afterwards my jam Shack smelled like him for a day or two. I decided to forgo bringing him into our band and continue our search. I'm embarrassed to admit I let that get in the way of making our band better, but I think it probably would have become a problem sooner or later. I have done the same thing. I grew up in a house where both parents smoked, served in the Air Force where it seemed like everyone but me smoked, and worked in an office where about half of the people smoked. I just can't tolerate it anymore.
|
|
|
Post by hymns on Jun 30, 2017 12:08:42 GMT -7
I couldn't put up with it either. My studio I have a few costly items made by Neve, Avalon, API and a few more things. I don't want my amps and guitars to stink either unless I play, and there is no choice.
|
|
|
Post by Faze on Jun 30, 2017 12:45:37 GMT -7
I can totally appreciate your concern. Second hand smoke is horrible. I can't stand it.
|
|
|
Post by Jefferson on Jul 1, 2017 6:27:54 GMT -7
One of the questions I always ask before I buy a piece of gear is whether or not it has been in a smoking environment. I just cant stand the smell of cigarettes!
|
|
|
Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jul 3, 2017 5:44:12 GMT -7
About 15 years ago I bought a 1969 Super Reverb on the auction site, and when I got it unwrapped it nearly made me choke. It smelled like a huge ashtray brimming with butts. It took me almost a month to get it cleaned up enough to bring it in the house, but with a lot of Febreeze, careful scrubbing, and lots of sunshine it was good. But what a PIA! The inside of the chassis was even sticky with tar, that's how bad it was.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2017 5:53:46 GMT -7
Does your buddy have a second amp you could use? Or maybe get yourself a beater amp--a cheap, used, clean platform--that you could take to his place, and run with a dirt pedal?
|
|
|
Post by ash on Jul 3, 2017 13:42:58 GMT -7
Does your buddy have a second amp you could use? Or maybe get yourself a beater amp--a cheap, used, clean platform--that you could take to his place, and run with a dirt pedal? I have been considering doing this very thing. Looks like used Marshall dsl40c's are everywhere cheap. Probably not the greatest amps but it might be a good solution for this. Go ahead, use it for an ash tray! I dont care!
|
|
geno
New Member
Posts: 25
|
Post by geno on Jul 5, 2017 7:56:00 GMT -7
I have a similar issue. Our Drummer's basement is our practice space. He has several cats. They aren't obnoxious, but his house smells like a litter box and everything I set down anywhere in the house has cat hair all over it when I get it back into my vehicle and back home.
I bought a used Peavey Bandit and just leave it there. Fantastic amp for a solid state. Some of the nicest cleans I've ever heard, and running a pedal through it sounds perfectly fine for rehearsal. I also picked up a used Yamaha Pacifica that I leave there, and put a good set of Fender pickups in it (HSS) that I had lying around from another guitar.
I leave an extra mic stand, guitar stand, and an SM-58 and cable, and an overdrive pedal. I imagine I will have to do some major clean up, or just write off some of the stuff once we stop using that space as a rehearsal space, but it's given me a great appreciation for how nice a set up you can have for VERY little money. I paid $120 for the Bandit, $80 for the Pacifica, and probably less than $300 for the rest of the stuff I have there. I could gig with that set up if i had to, but I also wouldn't break the bank if it all gets ruined in the process.
But more importantly, I don't have cat fur all over my back seat and in my house every time we have a band rehearsal. Also, I only bring a set list and notes to rehearsal, nothing else.
|
|